FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Don't just be Tough on Crime - Discourage your violent Criminals!

This page answers the frequently asked questions about the benefits, motivations and likely outcomes to your city of Discouraging Criminals from attacking your responsible citizens. This symbol - means the link opens in a new tab.

Notices. Put up notices in your police stations with the number of concealed carry permits in your City or State - this is the number of armed citizens who are ready to shoot a violent attacker. For more impact, regularly update the number of permits...

Get your officers to spread the word. Get them to tell all criminals when just warned, booked, or released - whenever possible - that it's a good job they didn't attack anyone, with the current increase in armed citizens in your city they have a good chance - and an ever-increasing one - of being shot and injured by their prey.

You want them to pass on the warning and let their friends know, how best to do this?

Be sure to include being armed in the safety advice you give to your senior citizens, they do NOT want to be an easy mark for violent criminals who do NOT need to take their weapons - attackers are both younger and stronger!

Publicize your crime decreases and successes on your website. Lauding your reductions in crime and successes in catching violent criminals is a good warning.

If you feel comfortable about advertising, you can advertise the fact that your city is doing all you can to discourage your violent criminals. You may even wish to advertise that you also encourage your qualified, law-abiding citizens to concealed carry...

These are just some of the many ways to convince your criminals to give up violent crime.

While becoming much Tougher on Criminals will reduce violent crime, improve your economic development, and increase your population which increases your tax take, you'll still need all your police officers. One city currently has 56 police officers for their 25,000 population, each officer costing around $60,000 a year.

Economic growth and a larger population usually need more officers, yet you won't need as many as usual because the lower crime rate makes their job less demanding and saves lots of money. You'll also deal with far fewer upset citizens and a far less violent population.

Kennesaw have just 1.9 officers per 1,000 citizens. If lowering this city's violent crime rate enables them to enjoy the same ratio of officers to citizens while also improving service, they would need only 46 officers for their 25,000 population. That's ten fewer officers at $60,00 each - total $600,000 - saving fifty thousand a month.

Actually, the increased economic growth will generate more tax revenues, while the increase in population needs few if any extra police officers. Another way your budget will benefit.

"With officers laid off and furloughed, simply calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option. You can beg for mercy from a violent criminal, hide under the bed, or you can fight back; but are you prepared?

"Consider taking a certified safety course in handling a firearm so you can defend yourself until we get there. You have a duty to protect yourself and your family."

"I was wrong, I'm going to get a permit and so is my wife. I've changed my mind. You need a way to protect yourself and your family.

"I never again want to be in the position where I'm approached by someone with a gun and I don't have one. There are too many people who are just evil and mean-spirited. They will hurt you for no reason.

“The liberties of the American people were dependent upon the ballot-box, the jury-box, and the cartridge-box [firearms], without these no class of people could live and flourish in this country."

– Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) Former slave, African-American social reformer, diplomat, leader of the abolitionist movement, known for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writings. Strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment and your right to defend yourself and your family with a firearm.

"[Low crime] figures serve a political end. It brings in tourism; it's good for business."

– Professor Emeritus Eli Silverman, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City

Author of the seminal exposé on the CompStat program which downgrades reports of serious crimes to less serious offenses: The Crime Numbers Game: Management by Manipulation (Advances in Police Theory and Practice)

Average deaths in a shooting rampage when stopped by police: 14.3. But average deaths when stopped by civilians: far less - just 2.3.

So discourage violent criminals and terrorists from attacking your people. Encourage your qualified, law-abiding citizens to be able to defend themselves, their family and their property. Both concealed carry as well as the discretionary ordinance are entirely optional - there's no penalty and they're exempt from complying if they object for any reason at all!

Despite media misunderstanding and much misrepresentation, Universal Gun Ownership is not coercive, it's neither Mandatory Gun Ownership nor Compulsory Gun Ownership. It's simply a choice to be prepared to defend themselves and their loved ones from a violent criminal in advance...